Experienced Attorneys in Geneva and Wheaton

Banahan & Haas has been proudly serving clients in DuPage County, Kane County, Cook County, and the Greater Chicagoland area since 1998. We are a multifaceted and skilled group of experienced attorneys who work, and work hard, to serve our clients and solve their legal problems. We bring over 40 years of combined real life practical courtroom and transactional experience to the table and put it to use for each and every client we serve.

Our attorneys take the time to understand our clients’ needs and help them identify achievable goals. We then strive to achieve those goals as efficiently and effectively as possible. There is no question that this is what our clients appreciate most and what differentiates our firm from the pack. We know and serve every client that walks through the door with the utmost respect, confidentiality, and integrity. We take a personal interest in every case we take, in solving our clients’ legal problems, protecting our clients’ assets, and defending our clients’ interests and legal rights. The result has been two decades of favorable results and a very long list of satisfied clients, upon which we pride ourselves and our firm.

Attorney Profiles

Brian J. Banahan

Brian J. Banahan has been practicing law in DuPage, Kane and Cook County Illinois for 18 years. He began his legal career and learned his way around the courtroom in 1997 as a full time 711 prosecutor with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. From there, Mr. Banahan moved to serve as chief legal counsel and Deputy Public Administrator for DuPage County for 17 years. In that job, Mr. Banahan managed, administered, litigated, settled, and closed hundreds of decedent’s estates and an extensive number of related legal matters in nearly every area of the law. In the process, he has recovered, liquidated, litigated, accounted for, and distributed tens of millions of dollars in assets of every kind. He also gained a lifetime’s worth of invaluable and practical experience in a broad range of practice areas.

Christopher L. Haas

Attorney Christopher L. Haas began his legal career in 1997 clerking for Judge’s John Roe and Stephen Pemberton in the 13th Judicial Circuit of Illinois. While clerking for these reputed Judges, Mr. Haas performed extensive research, attended hearings and trials, and prepared legal memoranda for virtually all types of legal matters within the jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts, including real estate and other contract matters, probate and estate matters, torts, family law, worker’s compensation appeals and criminal matters. It is there Mr. Haas learned his way around the courtroom and the court system and first witnessed the wisdom, efficiency, and necessity of resolution-minded judges and attorneys—an approach he has carried with him and employed throughout his career in both the public and private sectors.

David A. Martin

A near lifetime resident of Lombard, Illinois, David has been in and around DuPage County for much of his life. He enjoys working with local residents and small business owners to achieve constructive solutions to their legal problems. David concentrates in contested probate estates, estate planning, guardianships, family law, and real estate transactions.